Alabama starting OT Pritchett enters portal

By Chris Marler
Alabama starting right tackle Elijah Pritchett will enter the transfer portal. He became the 20th scholarship player to enter the portal for Alabama since it opened last month.
BREAKING: Alabama starting OT Elijah Pritchett plans to enter the Transfer Portal, he tells @on3sports
The 6’6 330 OT started in all 13 games for the Crimson Tide this season
2 years of eligibility remaining https://t.co/RlUbB6Fk7q pic.twitter.com/MdEs8N0I9L
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) January 4, 2025
Pritchett is a former five-star prospect and played in 12 games this season that included ten starts at right tackle. He has had an up-and-down career in Tuscaloosa. Last offseason, he was arrested twice by local police in a five-month span. One arrest was for a traffic violation. The other was for knowingly transmitting a sexually transmitted disease.
On the field, he struggled as well. Pritchett allowed 31 pressures this season, which was 18 more than the next player on the Alabama offensive line. The other four starters finished the season with 35 combined.
Pritchett had over 20 offers from around the country as a recruit and will have two years of eligibility remaining.